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Senior Product Architect - CA 7 Distributed Components

at VMware

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $127K – $203K USD / year Posted April 01, 2026
Salary $127K – $203K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 15+ years
Education Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Category Product Management

Senior Product Architect to lead CA 7 distributed components architecture; API-first control plane; real-time observability; modern UI; cross-team collaboration for enterprise integration.

  • Define and drive architecture of CA 7 distributed components (APIs, observability, agents, UI)
  • Document architectural standards and patterns
  • Design REST services and microservices
  • Lead OpenTelemetry observability pipelines
  • Mentor engineers and ensure architectural alignment across teams

Architectural focus on distributed systems, API design, and observability pipelines using OpenTelemetry; hands-on with Java, Spring, React, and containerized microservices; cross-functional leadership across global teams.

The ideal candidate is a senior product architect with 15+ years in software architecture for distributed systems, API-first design, and strong cross-functional leadership. They bring deep experience with CA 7/Workload Automation, OpenTelemetry, and modern UI tech, and can drive GTM in enterprise environments.

Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in Computer ScienceEngineeringor related fieldTypically 15+ years of experience in software development or a related fieldwith significant experience in distributed systems architecture and technical leadershipStrong hands-on development experience with JavaSpring Frameworkand REST APIsExperience in Observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry)Event-driven architectures (e.g.Kafka)JavaScript and UI frameworks (React)CI/CD pipelines and automated testingContainer technologies (DockerKubernetes)API designversioningand integration patternsFamiliarity with Observability platforms (SplunkDatadogGrafana)Exposure to Mainframe systems (z/OSscheduling) is a plusStrong leadershipmentoringand coaching capabilities
Experience with cloud platformsDevOps practicesCross-team mentoring
JiraRallyOpenTelemetrySplunkDatadogGrafana
Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in Computer ScienceEngineeringor related field; 15+ years in software development or distributed systems architecture; JavaSpring FrameworkREST APIs; OpenTelemetry; Kafka; JavaScript and React; CI/CD; Docker; Kubernetes; API design; Observability platforms
JavaSpring FrameworkREST APIsJavaScriptReactOpenTelemetryObservabilityKafkaCI/CDDockerKubernetesAPI designDistributed systemsEvent-driven architecturesMicroservicesOpenTelemetry-based observability pipelinesMainframe schedulingObservability platforms (SplunkDatadogGrafana)JiraRallySAFe
Strong analytical and complex problem-solving skillsExcellent communication and collaboration across teamsAbility to operate at both strategic and hands-on technical levelsGrowth mindsetLeadershipmentoringand coaching capabilities
Industry Software
Job Function Transform CA 7 into a modern, hybrid workload automation platform bridging mainframe and distributed ecosystems
Role Subtype product architect
Tech Domains Java, Spring Framework, JavaScript, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux
Senior Product ArchitectCA 7distributed componentsREST APIsOpenTelemetryobservabilityKafkaJavaSpring FrameworkReactDockerKubernetesCI/CDJiraRallyOpenTelemetry-based observability pipelinesz/OSmainframe schedulingcloud platformsSAFe

Less than 15 years experience in software development or distributed systems architecture, Lack of Java/Spring/React experience, No exposure to OpenTelemetry or observability platforms, Lack of architectural leadership experience

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